Letting Cars Warm Up in the Cold Weather

The long-held notion that vehicles need to be left idling for a certain amount of time before driving in the cold is actually no longer relevant—in fact, warming up your car before heading out on a cold, winter day only harms your vehicle’s engine. In reality, your vehicle only needs to run for about 30 seconds-1 minute before driving, which gives you time to clear off the windshield. Continue reading for more information about how the practice of letting cars warm up in the cold weather came to be, and why it’s no longer necessary.

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It’s not exactly a secret that you can find a lot of great winter-ready options if you’re looking in the crossover, SUV, and pickup markets. Automakers compete to bring the most advanced traction control systems around, leaving truck and utility vehicle drivers dizzy with options.

But the fact is, not everyone who lives in wintry climates is also going to want an SUV or pickup truck. While ideal for some drivers, many of us are really only interested in a sedan. Whether it’s to maximize fuel economy, garage space, or we just plain old prefer driving a car to something bigger and don’t need all that space, it’s important to find a sedan that will handle well in the snow if that’s the body style we’re most interested in here in Colorado. We hope this list of available models here at Western Slope Auto will give you a good jumping off point to finding what you need: Read the rest of this entry >>